Messages : freedom and democracy in Iran

An international conference was held by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), May 2-6, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Women judges attended this conference from 80 countries around the world and exchanged views on issues of concern to women judges and jurists in different countries.

Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and Democracy was held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Delegations representing Iranian communities, youths and women attended the convention from various states. ‌A number of prominent US dignitaries and officials attended and addressed the convention, as well. In a video message to the convention, Maryam Rajavi told the participants:

On the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, a gathering was held at the French National Assembly on April 11, 2018, where a number of Members of Parliament and French personalities participated.

A Nowruz gathering was held on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the UK Parliament in the presence of a number of members of both Houses of the Parliament, British lawyers and political dignitaries as well as representatives of the Iranian Community in Britain. In a video message to this meeting, Maryam Rajavi praised the efforts of UK parliamentarians and personalities in support of the Iranian people’s aspirations for freedom and democracy.Following is the text of her remarks:

Maryam Rajavi’s message to the US Senate meeting on “Democracy and Human Rights in Iran”

Mosaddegh’s tenure was a unique example of a government that defended its people’s rights and national interests, was devoid of corruption and tyranny, and was especially characterized an unwavering struggle for national freedom and independence

In a video message to a conference at the UK Parliament 27 February on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Maryam Rajavi described the leading role of women in protests, which started in late December 2017, as an achievement for women throughout the world and said: